Many years ago, a major conservative think tank in London commissioned me to write a report arguing that the United Kingdom should cut defence spending. Before I could finish it, the think tank contacted me to say that the project had been scrubbed: a conservative MP on its board had …
Read More »NATO changes tone: Chief of US-led bloc tells EU officials its members face ‘no imminent military threat’ from Russia or China
Stoltenberg made the statement – somewhat unusual given NATO’s typically harsh anti-Russia rhetoric – during an address to the European Parliament’s Committee on Foreign Affairs on Monday. “I was asked about whether I see any threat against NATO allies from China or from Russia. I don’t see any imminent threat …
Read More »4 killed, 2 survive after Antonov An-26 military transport aircraft crashes in Kazakhstan
Airport authorities said there were six people on board the plane when it crashed. The Kazakh Emergencies Ministry has confirmed the deaths of four people in the incident, while the Health Ministry said two survivors have been taken to hospital. Eyewitness footage purportedly filmed near the crash site showed smoke …
Read More »Pentagon slams Fox News’ Tucker Carlson for segment on ‘feminine’ US military
In a segment highlighting the potential threat of China’s military to the US, Carlson pointed to comments made by President Joe Biden about “updating” certain requirements like hairstyles to change the “culture and habits” that cause women to “leave the US military.” “So we’ve got new hairstyles, maternity flight suits. …
Read More »Military will stay in power for ‘certain time’ then hold elections, says Myanmar junta while accusing ousted Suu Kyi of corruption
Speaking on Thursday, Brigadier General Zaw Min Tun, spokesman for Myanmar’s ruling military council, said the junta would be willing to relinquish power after a “certain time” but gave no indications as to when this would be. The brigadier also levied new accusations at imprisoned former leader Suu Kyi, claiming …
Read More »At least 20 reported dead after multiple explosions level military base in Equatorial Guinea’s largest city (VIDEOS)
The explosions shook Bata on Sunday evening, and, according to local media, all occurred within the military base located in the port city. Disturbing video footage shows smoke rising from the blast site and women crying, as some of those injured are seen being helped away from the scene. Dust …
Read More »Blinken’s vow to avoid ‘costly military interventions’ isn’t worth the paper it’s written on – sanctions cause just as much damage
More remarkably, while embracing the cause of global democracy, Blinken appeared to have little time for democracy as practiced in the US. The goal of Blinken’s speech, delivered virtually to the American people on Wednesday, was to introduce the Biden administration’s newly-issued “Interim National Security Strategic Guidance,” that is supposedly …
Read More »EVERY FIFTH PERSON: The USSR’s loss of civilian and military life during World War II – our Great Patriotic War
March 3, 1943 saw the city of Rzhev liberated from the Nazi occupation. Out of the 50,000 people who used to live there before the war, only about 300 survived. Two days before the city was recaptured, German troops gathered the survivors in an old church and rigged it with …
Read More »Duterte threatens to end military cooperation with US if he gets ‘hard info’ on nukes stored in Philippines
While there appear to have been no recent statements from American officials about plans to place nukes in the Philippines, Duterte was on Sunday asked about the possibility during a press conference. “We do not want it… but I am warning you that if I get hold of hard information …
Read More »At least 18 killed on bloodiest day of Myanmar protests as UN demands military stop using force
Sunday became the bloodiest day of protests that have been ongoing since early February, when the army arrested the democratically elected leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, over claims of election fraud. “Police and military forces have confronted peaceful demonstrations, using lethal force and less-than-lethal force that – according to credible …
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